| Regimental number | 12/1029 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Auckland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Boiler maker |
| Address | 2 Melford Street, Ponsonby, Auckland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 10.5" |
| Weight | 164 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Caffery, 2 Melford Street, Ponsonby, Auckland |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Auckland Infantry Battalion in the Main Body left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 ('Star of India') and HMNZT 12 ('Waimana'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 16th (Waikato) Company, 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 11404 Pte Joseph CAFFERY, 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 29 March 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 4 December 1914. Admitted to New Zealand Field Ambulance, Gallipoli, 17 July 1915 (Otitis Interna); transferred to HS 'Clacton' and admitted to 24th Casualty Clearing Station, Dardanelles, 18 July 1915; transferred to Base, 20 July 1915. Disembarked From hospital ship and admitted to Florina Hospital, Malta, 25 July 1915; transferred to All Saints' Hospital, Malta, 11 August 1915. Discharged and proceeded to Egypt on board HMT 'Keron Heroe', 6 October 1915. Arrived Egypt and attached to New Zealand Advance Base, Mustapha, 9 October 1915. Admitted to Reception Hospital and transferred to New Zealand Infantry Depot, Mustapha, 17 October 1915. Admitted to Division Base Isolation Hospital (venereal disease), Abbassia, 3 November 1915; discharged and attached to Base, Zeitoun, 16 November 1915. Admitted to Division Base Isolation Hospital (venereal disease), Abbassia, 1 January 1916; discharged and attached to New Zealand Base Depot, Ghazieh, 26 January 1916. Rejoined unit and posted to 16th (Waikato) Company, 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment, Ismailia, 17 February 1916. Embarked from Port Said, Egypt, for France, 6 April 1916. Reported missing in action, France, 4 July 1916 Reported prisoner of war, interned at Giessen, Germany, 30 August 1916. Released from captivity and arrived Dover, England, 23 December 1918; reported to New Zealand Headquarters, London, and granted two months leave, 24 December 1918; reported to New Zealand Command Depot, Codford, 24 February 1919. Commenced return to New Zealand from Glasgow, Scotland, on board HMNZT 'Bhamo', 10 March 1919. Arrived New Zealand, 26 April 1919. Discharged on termination of period of engagement, 23 May 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Cause of death: (pulmonary tuberculosis; secondary cause: exhaustion) |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1 |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 39 |
| Place of burial | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |